About Us

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Frank Evans (DHSM)

Frank Evans is a Principle Consultant for Alberton Consulting, an experienced public sector CEO, leadership and organisational development consultant, executive and team coach and author.

Frank has a number of qualifications and certifications in management, project management and adult learning including a research Doctorate, Health Management.

Frank has managed health services in NSW and Victoria for over 25 years and during this time has facilitated and authored numerous strategic plans, health plans and associated technical papers, and service plans. He understands that there is no single best way to undertake strategic and other organisational plans and works with organisations, where they are at, to ensure their plans provide a very practical roadmap to achieve their mission and strategic goals.

Frank and colleague Mary Hoodless established a Registered Training Organisation, based on flexible learning principles and pioneered online recognition of prior learning, through a process called e-Recognition which was launched by Julia Gillard, the then Federal Minster for Education in 2009.

Frank has been engaged by State and Federal departments to undertake organisation structural reviews, health needs assessments and program evaluations, including:

  • Health & Community Services Needs - Assessment for the Indian Ocean Territories

  • Tasmanian Multi-Purpose Service Program Evaluation;

  • Structural review of West Tamar Health & Community Services (Tasmania);

  • Structural review of George Town Hospital (Tasmania);

  • Review of Governance and Management Structures for Manangatang District Hospital


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Peter Craighead (OAM)

Peter is a dynamic and enormously successful health sector CEO.

He has over 30 experience as a CEO in Victorian Public Health sector including over 20 years as CEO of large regional health services.

Peter has considerable experience working in director roles, including over a decade on the Victorian Healthcare Association Board. He has been called upon by Government Ministers to act in positions such as Administrator and or CEO in cases of significant governance and or management failure within the health sector. Peter’s performance in re-establishing sound governance, operational management and financial stability for these services has been outstanding.

Peter is a Principal of Alberton Consulting and is an experienced health consultant working for both State and Commonwealth governments, including undertaking governance and structural reviews of a number of public health services.

Peter is passionate about working with Boards, both developing and high performing.

“I would recommend Frank to any organisation, I will be using Frank to coach my management team as my personal experience was so powerful and career-changing”.

- CEO, Victorian public health service.